Honors and Awards:

• $39,509,145 verdict in Royal Indemnity v. FM Global for breach of contract.  Verdict was 44th highest in 2007., Top 100 Verdicts, Verdict Search, 2007

Special Licenses/Certifications:

• Proctor in Admiralty

Bar/Professional Activity:

• Chicago Bar Assoc; Illinois State Bar Assoc; American Bar Assoc; Maritime Law Assoc.Admitted:  US Courts of Appeals:  7th Circuit, 8th Circuit, 9th CircuitAdmitted:  US District Courts:  AZ; NY; MD; FL; SC; IL; MO; KY; TN; MI; PA

Pro bono/Community Service:

• Arts:  M5 Artists Collaborative; Collaboraction

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

• Builder's Risk: Inland Marine or Property Insurance?The John Liner Review / Winter 2008; Latest Developments in Commercial First Party Coverage Issues 2003-2004 PLRB/LIRB/WLA Regional Conferences, Chicago - Detroit - Philadelphia; Basic Warranty Law, or Ugly Wallpaper for Beginners, or All You Need to Know About Worthless PaperRoof Asset Management Conference 2002, Oak Brook, IL; Building Product Failures: Are New Designs and Techniques Causing More Problems Than They Solve?2002 Western Loss Association Annual Conference, Lake Delavan, WI; Legal Definition of a Product Failure: What the Law Requires of the Designer and the ManufacturerASM Journal:The ASM International 2000 Conference on Failure Prevention; Presentation - Jeffrey J. Asperger: "A Pragmatic Approach to Technology"IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law - March 7, 2008, Chicago, IL; Presentation - Jeffrey J. Asperger: "The Evolution of Builder's Risk"Zurich Insurance Company Large Loss Underwriting Meeting - Feb. 27, 2008, Schaumburg, IL

Verdicts and Settlements:

• $11.5 million settlement in Eternity Shipping and Eurocarriers v. Tate & LyleNovember 2007;  $39.5 million jury verdict in John Deere & Co., Royal Indemnity, et al v. FM Global, et al. makes Top 100 List for 2007National Law Journal, May 2007; Insurance Journal, May 14, 2007;  $7 million settlement in Villa v. United Propane; Landmark appellate decision in Liberty Ins. Underwriters, Inc. v. The Weitz Company, LLCMarch 2007;  $1.2 million judgment in Napcor v. J.P. Morgan Chase;$1.26 Million Settlement Reached in Girl's Fatal CrashChicago Tribune, March 16, 2007

Representative Clients:

• American Sugar Refining; Aon Corporation;  Apex Insurance Managers;  Century Insurance Group;  Chubb Group;  Deere & Company;  Essex Insurance Company;  Fireman's Fund Insurance Companies ;  Fortune Wireless;  Grain Dealers Mutual Insurance Company;  Jordan Mozer and Associates, Ltd.;  Lake Forest Condo Association;    Legacy Development Group LLC;  Liberty International;  Lloyd's of London;  Marvel Engineering Co.;  Nestle - Purina;  New West Realty and Development;  Oasis Industries;  Panasonic Corporation of North America;  Royal & Sun Alliance;  Sears, Roebuck and Company;  Tate & Lyle North America Sugars, Inc.;  The Kroger Company;  ThyssenKrupp Elevator Corporation;  St. Paul/Travelers Insurance Company;  The Kerry Group;  Tokio Marine

Other Outstanding Achievements:

• 1st Overall, Chicago-Mackinac Race, 1981; 1st Overall, Marion-Bermuda Race, 1985; 1st in Division, Marion-Bermuda Race, 1987;  3rd Overall, Chicago-Mackinac Race, 1988;  First Overall, Key West Race Week,1999; 

Educational Background:

• English Literature, Speech